This report summarizes the City and State's response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) request for more city and state aid. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Govenor David Paterson agree that the city and state already provides the MTA with an ample amount of aid; if this request is filled, it will further City Hall and Albany's fiscal difficulties. This report delineates the different funding streams that affect the MTA and provides background on how their current levels of aid are determined.
From a follow-up audit conducted on the City University of New York (CUNY), it was found that CUNY did not implement a majority of the recommendations made to it. Although CUNY's College Discovery Program is more organized, due to the creation of tables that detail student performance, the program still lacks significantly in counseling and tutoring services. These services help educationally and economically disadvantaged students and this lacking hinders the effectiveness of the program. Recommendations have been made to address these issues.
From an audit conducted on the Business Integrity Commission (BIC), it was found that the BIC has significant weaknesses in the monitoring of trade waste and market industries. There are no standard operating procedures and effective systems for the tracking, investigation and resolution of trade waste complaints. There is also no adequate oversight of markets. In addition, the BIC does not consistently adhere to the City's Administrative Code and its Policies and Procedures for Processing Trade Waste and Markets Renewal Applications. Recommendations have been made to address these issues.
From an audit conducted on the Department of Environmental Protection's administration of job order contracts, weaknesses were found with the administration of the program. The program lacks adequate internal controls and most projects were not developed or completed on time. There is a lack of organized documentation and the program is not as effective as it should be. Recommendations have been made to address these issues.
From an audit conducted on the Department of Education (DOE), it was found that the DOE lacks adequate internal controls over the travel expenses of its Central Office. There is a lack of oversight by the DOE, contributing to the Central Office's lack of adherence to DOE procedures and City regulations. There are inconsistencies in the Central Office's purchasing procedures and processing of payment vouchers, and recommendations have been made to address these issues.
This report summarizes the effects of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to reduce homelessness in the city. The Mayor expanded homelessness prevention efforts as an attempt to decrease the number of people in the city's homeless shelters. The savings on shelter costs will be used to further fund prevention. However, despite these efforts, the number of homeless families in the city has risen, and spending on both prevention and shelters have grown.
This supplement provides further information to accompany Inside the Budget No. 157, which summarized the effects of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to reduce homelessness in the city. This report lists the amount of homelessness prevention spending that is provided by agencies and programs. These agencies and programs include the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services, the Administration for Children's Services, and legal assistance contracts.
This report details business income tax collection reports, summarizing monthly collections by industry sector, form type, and document type and fiscal year collections by month, industry sector and month, and form type and month. It contains the data from October 2004, as well as the fiscal year collections for the three most recent tax years. The number of transactions and the gross revenue is displayed, along with the percent of change between the current and preceding fiscal years for fiscal year collections, and it is organized by month, industry sector, form type and document type.